The Non - League thread

[Stranded]

Is it 12 points in the National Leagues? If so, would drop them down to 34pts and 19th place.

Hope they can recover - probably should have got back into the League in 20/21 but could end up in the Southern League next year.

[Sutekh]

Torquay Utd going in to administration.

Statement from the owner
https://torquayunited.com/club-statement-12/

Fan comment
https://fanbanter.co.uk/fans-fear-for-f ... istration/

Sounds like fans view him like Reading fans generally view Dai. Hope Reading/STAR will reach out and offer any advice/assistance/support

[Clyde1998]

Is it 12 points in the National Leagues? If so, would drop them down to 34pts and 19th place.

Hope they can recover - probably should have got back into the League in 20/21 but could end up in the Southern League next year.

Ten points by the looks of it - would drop them to 18th.

[Loafer]

FA Sunday Cup results:

1​ Belle Vue Rovers (NYO) 2-0 Home Bargains (LIV) @ Stockton Town

2​ Pineapple (LIV) 0-2 Trooper (BHM - Birmingham) @ Lower Breck

3​ Baiteze (ESS) 1-1 A.F.C. Hackleton (NHA - Northampton) @ Barking - away win 4-5 pens att. over 600

4​ St. Joseph's (South Oxhey) (HRT) P-P Highgate Albion (MDX) @ Northwood - Re-Match (Sun 25th)

Just watched the video of Trooper vs Pineapple

A certain Mr deeney popped up on the sidelines for Trooper, as his brother Ellis plays for them and is the captain

[tmesis]

Sounds like the owner there bought in with his sights on moving to a new ground and developing Plainmoor.

If they can get a new owner who is interested in the club, rather than a property development, this could work out OK for them in the long run. A club in administration should be cheaper to buy, which might help.

Of course, that still depends on who own the ground.

[Yellowcoat2]

Local council own the ground I believe.

[Four Of Clubs]

...lots of doom 'n gloom' about the 'Gulls' on NLM - as you may imagine - with points deductions and double-relegation being mooted - so in theory could start at STEP04 next season - if there's any 'juice' in the rumours.
Plainmoor said to be 'Council-Owned' so that might be a safety-buffer?

Taunton seem to have avoided a similar issue this week by paying an HMRC bill - problems originated with a sponsorship deal not happening or such-like?
Not sure how that would have impacted on 'new lodgers' Truro - yes don't blink - TRURO : a mere 2 1/2 hours drive away!!
.... and Taunton's Wordsworth Drive Ground is probably close to or on a par with Scours Lane, being affected by wet weather - so not the most sensible option either.
They may have run out of viable alternatives, now they've decamped from Bolitho Park (P.Parkway)

Rochdale are also said to be in real bother ....pending a takeover - some talk they are 'fan-owned' currently - but with liquidation a possibility?

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Here's the current 'local' NL programme for this w/e:

[EDIT Plus games OFF as I pick up on them - plenty of INSPECTIONS now scheduled for tomorrow AM and some 'gone' already...
...will try to update as an when.

Saturday 24th February

NAT
Altrincham v Maidenhead United
Dorking Wanderers v Ebbsfleet United
12:30 Eastleigh v Bromley
Gateshead v Oxford City
Southend United v Aldershot Town
Woking v Wealdstone
NATN
Banbury United P-P South Shields
Warrington Town v Brackley Town
NATS
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Farnborough
Tonbridge Angels v Slough Town

SLP-C
AFC Telford United v AFC Sudbury
Berkhamsted v Coalville Town
Halesowen Town v Royston Town
Hitchin Town v Bromsgrove Sporting
Leamington v Needham Market
Leiston v Alvechurch
St Ives Town v Stratford Town
SLP-S
AFC Totton v Bracknell Town
Basingstoke Town v Plymouth Parkway
Beaconsfield Town v Walton & Hersham
Chesham United v Poole Town
Hanwell Town v Swindon Supermarine
Harrow Borough v Winchester City
Hungerford Town v Sholing
Merthyr Town v Hayes & Yeading United
Salisbury v Didcot Town
SL1-C
Hadley v Aylesbury United
Kidlington v Biggleswade Town
Kings Langley v North Leigh
Thame United v Hertford Town

IL1-SC
Ascot United v Corinthian-Casuals
Badshot Lea P-P Hanworth Villa
Chertsey Town v South Park (Reigate)
Marlow v Chipstead – Marlow (still 2nd) beaten 0-1 at Oak Tree Rd by leaders Chertsey on Tue – crowd over 300
Raynes Park Vale v Leatherhead
Sutton Common Rovers v Northwood
Thatcham Town v Westfield - Town drew at home 2-2 with 3rd placed Southall midweek
Uxbridge v Ashford Town (Middx)
- Guernsey v Hartley W called off earlier today

CCL-PN
[Fri 23rd] Hilltop 2-2 Wallingford & Crowmarsh @ Beaconsfield – bottom v 2nd bottom – and an effort to reduce the large fixture backlog for a ‘groundsharer’ lodging at a notoriously wet venue (Hillingdon)
Ardley United v Harefield United
Edgware & Kingsbury v Broadfields United
Milton United P-P Burnham – ‘Blues’ edge past struggling Chalfont 3-2 at the 1878 Stadium on Wed
Rayners Lane v Flackwell Heath – 1st vs 2nd and a quick reverse fixture for ‘Heathens’ who will hope to avoid the 1-3 humbling they got late last month & try and keep pace with long time leaders Rayners La
- they are 2nd three points behind but with a game in hand.
- Flackwell beat Egham 2-0 at Wilkes Pk midweek whilst their upcoming hosts scraped past Holyport 1-0 at Summerleaze.

Reading City P-P Egham Town
Wembley v Virginia Water
Wokingham & Emmbrook P-P Risborough Rangers

CCL-PS
AFC Croydon Athletic v Cobham
Epsom & Ewell v Alton Town
Farnham Town v Fleet Town
Horley Town v Tadley Calleva
Jersey Bulls v Camberley Town
Sandhurst Town v Redhill
Sheerwater v Colliers Wood United
Tooting & Mitcham United v Knaphill
CCL-1
Bagshot v Hillingdon Borough
Brook House P-P British Airways
Holmer Green P-P Eversley & California
London Colney P-P Woodley United
London Samurai Rovers P-P Windsor
Molesey v Amersham Town
Penn & Tylers Green v Yateley United
Rising Ballers Kensington P-P Bedfont
Spartans Youth v Oxhey Jets
Westside v FC Deportivo Galicia

HELL- P
[Fri 23rd 19:45] Highworth Town v Fairford Town Inspection due this PM very doubtful - but surprisingly passed - 'Worthians' 2-0 up just before HT - finished 4-0

Mangotsfield United v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Wantage Town P-P Slimbridge
HELL-1
Abingdon United v Cheltenham Saracens
Long Crendon v Moreton Rangers

WESS-P
AFC Portchester v Andover New Street
Petersfield Town v Baffins Milton Rovers
WESS-1
Andover Town v Romsey Town
Ash United P-P Newport (IoW)
East Cowes Victoria v Alresford Town
Frimley Green v Fawley AFC
Hamworthy Recreation v Cove - switched to 'County Ground' - Hamworthy
Millbrook P-P AFC Aldermaston – AFC humbled 0-3 at bottom placed and hitherto winless, New Milton on Tue evening
Whitchurch United P-P Fleetlands

TVL-P 14:00 Windsor & Eton v AFC Winkfield

[Sutekh]

...lots of doom 'n gloom' about the 'Gulls' on NLM - as you may imagine - with points deductions and double-relegation being mooted - so in theory could start at STEP04 next season - if there's any 'juice' in the rumours.
Plainmoor said to be 'Council-Owned' so that might be a safety-buffer?

Taunton seem to have avoided a similar issue this week by paying an HMRC bill - problems originated with a sponsorship deal not happening or such-like?
Not sure how that would have impacted on 'new lodgers' Truro - yes don't blink - TRURO : a mere 2 1/2 hours drive away!!
.... and Taunton's Wordsworth Drive Ground is probably close to or on a par with Scours Lane, being affected by wet weather - so not the most sensible option either.
They may have run out of viable alternatives, now they've decamped from Bolitho Park (P.Parkway)

Rochdale are also said to be in real bother ....pending a takeover - some talk they are 'fan-owned' currently - but with liquidation a possibility?

After all that cheery news it seems the ownership problem in the game is getting worse. Good luck to all in getting it sorted positively and quickly.

You'd think there'd be a 3G pitch somewhere in Cornwall that Truro could use though getting one with the relevant ground grading is probably the issue. Hope it's the last share they need as their new 4000 cpacity ground at Threemilestone has been approved and hopefully they should finally get back to Truro in 2025/2026

[Royals and Racers]

...lots of doom 'n gloom' about the 'Gulls' on NLM - as you may imagine - with points deductions and double-relegation being mooted - so in theory could start at STEP04 next season - if there's any 'juice' in the rumours.
Plainmoor said to be 'Council-Owned' so that might be a safety-buffer?

Taunton seem to have avoided a similar issue this week by paying an HMRC bill - problems originated with a sponsorship deal not happening or such-like?
Not sure how that would have impacted on 'new lodgers' Truro - yes don't blink - TRURO : a mere 2 1/2 hours drive away!!
.... and Taunton's Wordsworth Drive Ground is probably close to or on a par with Scours Lane, being affected by wet weather - so not the most sensible option either.
They may have run out of viable alternatives, now they've decamped from Bolitho Park (P.Parkway)

Rochdale are also said to be in real bother ....pending a takeover - some talk they are 'fan-owned' currently - but with liquidation a possibility?

After all that cheery news it seems the ownership problem in the game is getting worse. Good luck to all in getting it sorted positively and quickly.

You'd think there'd be a 3G pitch somewhere in Cornwall that Truro could use though getting one with the relevant ground grading is probably the issue. Hope it's the last share they need as their new 4000 cpacity ground at Threemilestone has been approved and hopefully they should finally get back to Truro in 2025/2026

Truro are saying home in 2024/25 season.

[Four Of Clubs]

Don't mean to be the harbinger of Gloom - but very sad news coming out of Maidenhead Utd yesterday PM (RIP)

https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/football/194818/clubs-and-teammates-pay-tribute-to-charlie-strutton-following-his-death-at-34.html

No details as to cause as yet ... very prolific goalscorer for Chalfont St P. (Wiki says 81 in 125 games) then picked up by AFC Wimbledon as result - but seriously injured (on debut I believe?) and went out on loan to a series of local clubs incl. Slough and Aldershot.
-even had a brief spell on loan and then permanent, with the 'Magpies' (MUFC) too but couldn't command a regular place with Dave Tarpey and others in 'full voice'.

[Four Of Clubs]

Bracknell's game called off just before KO at AFC Totton. Visitors not happy...

...Farnham v Fleet also called off close to 13:30 by match referee....

[Four Of Clubs]

Saturday 24th February

NAT
Altrincham 1-3 Maidenhead United – good win for ‘Magpies’ at PO chasing Alty, after a run of 4 defeats in a row
- goals from Kevin Lokko, Reece Smith & Clerima had them in charge early in the 2nd half.
- had to do a double-take when I saw Phil Parkinson was manager there – is not THE Phil Parkinson – though oddly enough this one was apparently also at Reading FC, in his early (junior) years

Dorking Wanderers 1-4 Ebbsfleet United
Eastleigh 2-0 Bromley
Gateshead 4-0 Oxford City
Southend United 4-1 Aldershot Town
Woking 1-1 Wealdstone – ‘Cards’ down to 2nd Bottom
NATN
Warrington Town 2-2 Brackley Town
NATS
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1-1 Farnborough
Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Slough Town - ‘Rebels’ up to 9th and just a point shy of the PO spots – Ogbonna hit the winner on 90’

SLP-C
AFC Telford United 3-2 AFC Sudbury
Berkhamsted 0-0 Coalville Town
Halesowen Town 0-3 Royston Town
Hitchin Town 1-2 Bromsgrove Sporting
Leamington 0-1 Needham Market – ‘Market’ stay 5 points clear with games in hand on Redditch and Mickleover
Leiston 2-2 Alvechurch
St Ives Town 1-3 Stratford Town
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town 1-0 Plymouth Parkway att 776 – Bradley Wilson on 83’
Beaconsfield Town 2-1 Walton & Hersham
Chesham United 3-1 Poole Town –att 783 - seemingly all the action in the last 15’ here. Ricardo German put the hosts and leaders ahead on 74’
– Poole who’d lost their previous 6, levelled soon after, only for further goals from German 86’ and Edwards on 95’ thus securing the points for the ‘Generals’ .
– with 2nd placed Salisbury dropping points the gap is now 11 points at the top

Hanwell Town 0-2 Swindon Supermarine
Harrow Borough 1-2 Winchester City – a brace from Oliver Balmer
Hungerford Town 2-1 Sholing – ‘Crusaders’ just outside the POs on GD
Merthyr Town 1-1 Hayes & Yeading United
Salisbury 2-2 Didcot Town – att 770 - good result for ‘Diddy’ at the Ray Mac – crowd witnessed a goal apiece in stoppage time
- Adam Learoyd for the visitors, grabbed a point on 97’ but sadly they are still 10 points from safety, with only 10 games left.
- ‘Parkway’ also in the drop zone but with their terrible ground issues now have EIGHT games in hand – fortunate that Truro have decanted then?

SL1-C
Hadley 1-2 Aylesbury United
Kidlington 0-4 Biggleswade Town
Kings Langley 5-1 North Leigh
Thame United 0-1 Hertford Town

IL1-SC
Ascot United 2-2 Corinthian-Casuals
Chertsey Town 4-4 South Park (Reigate) – att 619 – hosts fought back from 1-3 and 2-4 down at Alwyns – final equalizer on 98’
Marlow 4-0 Chipstead –‘Blues’ stay 2nd - 8 pts behind leaders Chertsey
Raynes Park Vale 0-1 Leatherhead
Sutton Common Rovers 2-2 Northwood
Thatcham Town 2-2 Westfield
Uxbridge 3-0 Ashford Town (Middx)

CCL-PN
Ardley United 2-4 Harefield United
Edgware & Kingsbury 3-2 Broadfields United
Rayners Lane 0-2 Flackwell Heath - good ‘come-back’ win for ‘Heathens’ following their 1-3 reverse in the recent corresponding fixture at Wilks Park.
- These two are well clear at the top (19pts) and separated only by GD, with the visitors having a game in hand.

Wembley 1-1 Virginia Water

CCL-PS
AFC Croydon Athletic 0-3 Cobham
Epsom & Ewell 3-4 Alton Town
Horley Town 2-5 Tadley Calleva
Jersey Bulls 1-1 Camberley Town
Sandhurst Town 0-1 Redhill
Sheerwater 1-2 Colliers Wood United
Tooting & Mitcham United 0-1 Knaphill
CCL-1
Bagshot 1-2 Hillingdon Borough - switched to the ‘Cage 3G’ pitch behind Tooting & Mitcham’s main stadium
Penn & Tylers Green [EIGHT] 8-3 Yateley United
Spartans Youth 1-1 Oxhey Jets
Westside 3-3 FC Deportivo Galicia

HELL- P
Mangotsfield United 0-0 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
HELL-1
Abingdon United 1-3 Cheltenham Saracens
Long Crendon 2-0 Moreton Rangers LC out of the drop zone but have played 3, 4 and 7 games more than the three below them and only have three fixtures left themselves.

WESS-P
Petersfield Town 3-1 Baffins Milton Rovers
WESS-1
Andover Town 0-5 Romsey Town
East Cowes Victoria 1-1 Alresford Town
Frimley Green 1-0 Fawley AFC
Hamworthy Recreation 4-1 Cove


TVL-P Windsor & Eton 3-1 AFC Winkfield

[Yellowcoat2]

[quote="Four Of Clubs"]Saturday 24th February

NAT

- had to do a double-take when I saw Phil Parkinson was manager there – is not THE Phil Parkinson – though oddly enough this one was apparently also at Reading FC, in his early (junior) years [/i]

I recall when the younger one came in on trial his friends got over excited, when the team list for the weekend game came up, as they thought THE Phil Parkinson was actually him after just a few days training!

[Loafer]

Fa national Cup 1/4 final video below, afc hackleton vs baiteze

3 reds and penalty shootout

https://youtu.be/LegpHmIxwgw?si=ADo4OoKknCrajFwV

[Loafer]

Last 1/4 final

St Joseph's (oxhey) 0-6 Highgate albion

[Four Of Clubs]

Last 1/4 finals

St Joseph's (oxhey) 0-6 Highgate albion

...neutral venues appointed for S-Fs - scheduled for 24/03

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1761045416311669129

[Four Of Clubs]

It is currently set to rain throughout Saturday round here - light but steady. That, on top of what we've had over the last couple of weeks, may well wash away another significant part of the programme - but here's what is scheduled..
.. (no early Premier KO on either so I might manage to escape the sofa and venture further afield ?)

Will try and keep it updated thru Sat AM....
...NOTE no surprises at all but tonight's (Thu 29th) Southern Comb. Cup tie for Reading City vs Cobham @ Rivermoor has been postponed.
After this PM's precautionary Pitch Inspections, there have been a few declared P-Ps already
EDT Sat AM - easier to post anew what's left ON but here's the overall view.

Saturday 2nd March

NAT
AFC Fylde v Maidenhead United
Dorking Wanderers v Chesterfield
Eastleigh v Solihull Moors
Oxford City v Aldershot Town
Woking P-P Kidderminster Harriers
York City v Wealdstone
NATN
Brackley Town v Farsley Celtic
Darlington v Banbury United
NATS
Farnborough v Yeovil Town
Slough Town v Bath City

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury v Hitchin Town
Kettering Town P-P Leiston
Needham Market v Stamford
Royston Town v St Ives Town
Stratford Town v Berkhamsted
SLP-S
Bracknell Town v Harrow Borough
Didcot Town v AFC Totton
Gosport Borough v Beaconsfield Town
Hayes & Yeading United P-P Basingstoke Town
Hendon v Chesham United
Poole Town P-P Hungerford Town
Swindon Supermarine v Tiverton Town
Walton & Hersham v Hanwell Town
Winchester City P-P Merthyr Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury United P-P Waltham Abbey
Barton Rovers P-P Kidlington
Bedford Town P-P Thame United
Leighton Town P-P Kings Langley
North Leigh P-P Stotfold

IL1-SC
Ascot United v South Park (Reigate)
Ashford Town (Middx) P-P Leatherhead
Badshot Lea P-P Uxbridge
Binfield P-P Sutton Common Rovers
Chertsey Town P-P Marlow[ - 1st v 2nd and another quick 'reverse fixture'.
'Curfews' won 1-0 at Marlow only last week. 'Blues' had a shocker midweek too - humbled 2-4 at Oak Tree Rd by lowly Guernsey - having led at H/T.

Chipstead P-P Westfield
Guernsey P-P Southall
Hanworth Villa P-P Corinthian-Casuals
Metropolitan Police P-P Northwood
Raynes Park Vale P-P Thatcham Town

CCL-PN
Broadfields United v Wallingford & Crowmarsh
Burnham v Edgware & Kingsbury
Chalfont St Peter P-P North Greenford United
Egham Town P-P Wokingham & Emmbrook
Flackwell Heath P-P Wembley
Harefield United P-P Bedfont Sports
Holyport P-P Risborough Rangers
Milton United P-P Virginia Water
Reading City P-P Hilltop - if their game was OFF Thu evening I can't imagine the tide's gone out far enough for it to survive this PM but .......
UPDATE - finally confrimed OFF in the last few mins

CCL-PS
Abbey Rangers P-P Sheerwater
Balham P-P AFC Croydon Athletic
Colliers Wood United P-P Alton
Epsom & Ewell v Sandhurst Town
Farnham Town P-P Tooting & Mitcham United Farnham passed a serious challenge to their 100% record on Tue.
- they beat Jersey Bulls 1-0 (late pen) in front of nearly 400 - both sides reduced to 10 men 2nd half too - Town now on 24/24

Fleet Town P-P Redhill
Jersey Bulls v Guildford City
Knaphill P-P Cobham
Tadley Calleva P-P Spelthorne Sports
CCL-1
Amersham Town P-P Penn & Tylers Green
Bedfont P-P Berks County
Eversley & California P-P Molesey
FC Deportivo Galicia v Windsor @ Bedfont Sports
Langley v Westside @ Uxbridge
Oxhey Jets P-P London Samurai Rovers
Rising Ballers Kensington P-P Bagshot
Spartans Youth P-P Woodley United
Yateley United P-P Brook House
19:00 Hillingdon Borough v British Airways
NOTE also @ BEDFONT SPORTS -so some of the groundsharers are actively trying to avoid the dreadful backlog, that the CCL-1 in particular suffered from last season.

HELL- P
Highworth Town P-P Brimscombe & Thrupp - 3-0 win for 'Worthians over Longlevens midweek puts them up in to the PO group.
They are 5th behind Fairford, RWBT and Corsham. Worcester City head the table by 3 pts, with games in hand

Roman Glass St George P-P Wantage Town
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Corsham Town
HELL-1
Cheltenham Saracens P-P Kidlington Res
Moreton Rangers P-P Abingdon United

SSM-P
Aylesbury Vale's game vs Harpenden has been switched to Harpenden due to 'storm damage' at Haywood Way.

WESS-P
Andover New Street P-P Christchurch
Bournemouth P-P Petersfield Town
WESS-1
Cove P-P East Cowes Victoria
AFC Aldermaston P-P Verwood Town
New Milton Town P-P Ash United
Newport (IoW) P-P Andover Town
Ringwood Town v Whitchurch United
Totton & Eling P-P Alresford Town

TVL-P Windsor & Eton P-P Reading City u23

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Truro v Taunton this w/e is to be held at Gloucester City
EDIT seems to have gone back to 15:00 - expect it was some website 'default' fixture snarl up that originally picked up the evening start??
- actually after some initial delving I may have established that 'Glawster' Ressies had the Stadium booked but have been 'bumped' out to make way for the 'Borrowers'

.....just the 400 mile round trip for any 'home fans'

Of course the game should have been staged at Taunton their new 'landlords' but the ground is still deemed unplayable.

[Royals and Racers]

Chertsey v Marlow OFF

[Royals and Racers]

Slough v Bath had to be abandoned after a medical emergency in the crowd

[NathStPaul]

Slough v Bath had to be abandoned after a medical emergency in the crowd

Which according to Slough manager Scott Davies was engineered by Bath City.